Does the flu shot actually make you sick? and does the nasal flu virus mae you sick?

No: The flu shot is a dead virus. That being said your body will react to it and create an immune response to you will create antibodies against the virus. The nasal flu mist is a weakened virus. Again your body will attack it to create an immune response against the virus. If you have a weakened immune system then it is possible that the live nasal virus could make you sick.

Influenza vaccine.: Flu shot side effects may include: slight swelling, redness or pain at vaccination site. If headache, nausea, fever or muscular pain occur they usually resolve within one to two days. You won't get the flu from a flu shot because the virus either contains inactivated virus or doesn't have virus particles in it. Severe side effects are rare.